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ARES vs BCOR

Side-by-side comparison of Ares Management Corporation (ARES) and Blucora Inc. (BCOR): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ARES and BCOR operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • ARES is the larger of the two at $41.45B, about 53.8x BCOR ($769.8M).
  • Over the past year, ARES is down 26.5% and BCOR is down 15.5% - BCOR leads by 10.9 points.
  • ARES has hit the wire 8 times in the past 4 weeks while BCOR has been quiet.
  • ARES has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 2 for BCOR).
PerformanceARES-24.76%BCOR-15.55%
2025-06-10+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricARESBCOR
Company
Ares Management Corporation
Blucora Inc.
Price
$126.75+0.85%
$26.13+2.67%
Market cap
$41.45B
$769.8M
1M return
+2.95%
-3.90%
1Y return
-26.46%
-15.55%
Industry
Investment Managers
Investment Managers
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2014
News (4w)
8
0
Recent ratings
25
2
ARES

Ares Management Corporation

Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.

BCOR

Blucora Inc.

Blucora, Inc. provides technology-enabled financial solutions to consumers, small business owners, tax professionals, financial advisors, and certified public accounting firms in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Wealth Management and Tax Preparation. The Wealth Management segment offers an integrated platform of brokerage, investment advisory, and insurance services to financial advisors. The Tax Preparation segment provides digital do-it-yourself tax preparation solutions through TaxAct.com; and ancillary services, including refund payment transfer, audit defense, stored value cards, retirement plan services, and e-filing services. This segment also offers professional tax preparer software that allows professional tax preparers to prepare and file individual and business returns. The company was formerly known as InfoSpace, Inc. and changed its name to Blucora, Inc. in June 2012. Blucora, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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